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Past Fellows
Ruth Allen attended the Canberra School of Art, where
she studied under Klaus Moje, Elizabeth McClure and the late Stephen
Procter. Ruth graduated in 1993 and took on
world travel; her destinations included Japan, the United States and New
Zealand. Throughout this time, her focuses were
on developing her skills with hot glass, networking, and expressing herself
with the material. Ruth was a CGCA fellow in
1994 and has also had a residency at the Canberra School of Art in
1993. In 1995, Ruth returned to her birth
country of New Zealand and, with her business partner, Vivian Bell,
established a hot glass studio, Gloria. The studio dissolved in early 2000, enabling Ruth to
return to Australia and resume more artistic practice. Ruth has attended and conducted workshops, including
teaching at Diffuse Studio in Sydney, Australia.
She has exhibited recently at GIG Gallery in Sydney, Yarra Sculpture Gallery
in Melbourne, and is part of a nationwide touring exhibition, Ranamok Glass Prize. She has won
several distinguished awards, including the Pat Carrigan Grant for
documentation, and scholarships to Pilchuck Glass School. She is currently enrolled in a Master of Fine Arts
degree, in glass and sculpture at Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria.
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